and primacy with regard our relations to the united states. can you tell us what discussions there were in the prime minister's circle after camp david about, what the u.k. would do in if the u.n. route failed? >> we're now in september. from my perspective, post-camp david, that was when real work on the september dossier really stepped up so i was very much engaged in that. i think, again, if you look at the statement, the prime minister made in the house, on the day of, publication, i think again, the message was very, very clear. this is about, informing the public about why we're concerned. why that concern has grown. in relation to what the jic called, a step change in iraq's attitude and activities in 2001. obviously in context of september 11th. but also making clear that he, as a absolute believer in the internationalism and the united nations as a force for good in the world, that, it was a very, very tough message in there that iraq and, saddam hussein as well. >> was it not curious, to answer my question, that, there wasn't a discu